Heritage crops, diversity & sustainability

This exhibition will focus on celebrating biodiversity in the crops that have been closely associated with the human species over thousands of years, specifically; Heritage Crops, Crop Wild Relatives and Ancient Crops.

If you know of anyone who may be interested in the above event, please do share this information with them.

Exhibiting Artists

We are delighted to announce that our adjudication process is complete and the following artists have been accepted to display with Botanica Scotia in May 2025:

Anne Carlaw – Malus domestica /Apple ‘Lady of the Wemyss’

Anne Carlaw – Pisum sativum /Pea ‘Gradus’

Anne Dana – Prunus insititia var. nigra/Bullace

Maruska Greenwood – Solanum tuberosum /Potato ‘Mr Little’s Yetholm Gypsy’

Marianne Hazlewood – Brassica napus /Sutherland Kale

Morna Henderson – Sphagnum cuspidatum /Feathery bog moss

Sarah Howard – Malus domestica /Apple ‘James Grieve’

Sarah Howard – Hordeum vulgare /Bere Barley

Nicola Macartney – Rubus fruticosus /Bramble

Mhorag McDowall – Prunus domestica /Plum ‘Gordon Castle’

Mhorag McDowall – Malus domestica /Apple ‘Bloody Ploughman’

Rona McDowall – Solanum lycopersicum /Tomato ‘Scotland Yellow’

Kathy Munro – Solanum lycopersicum /Tomato ‘Lister’s protection/perfection’

Kathy Munro – Allium porrum /Leek ‘Musselburgh’

Gloria Newlan – Rheum x hybridum.  /Rhubarb – unknown cultivar

Gloria Newlan – Inula helenium /Elecampane

Mary O’Neill – Mespilus germanica /Medlar

Jane Parker-Clark – Calluna vulgaris /Common heather

Jane Parker-Clark – Taraxacum officinale agg. /Dandelion

Coral Prosser – Sambucus nigra /Elderberry

Sandra Russell – Linum usitatissimum /Flax

Fran Thomas – Sphagnum palustre /Blunt-leaved bog-moss

Nathalie Wallace/Fournier – Malus domestica /Apple ‘Lord Lambourne’

Susan White – Brassica oleracea var. sabauda /Cabbage ‘January King’

Susan White – Brassica rapa subsp. rapa /Turnip ‘Purple Top Milan’

Online Resources

Botanical Art Worldwide – News

YouTube @BotanicalArtWorldwide2025

Funding

We are delighted to announce that we have received a grant of £2,000  from the William Syson Foundation.

The William Syson Foundation was established in 2012. An enthusiastic and long-time supporter of music and the visual arts, particularly in Scotland, William Syson’s objective in setting up the Foundation was to help provide opportunities for practice and enjoyment of the arts, and to assist and encourage the country’s next generation of musical and artistic talent.

The support provided by the Foundation will help us secure and provide the exhibition facilities for botanical artists across Scotland and the public access to the World Wide Day of Botanical Art and the Botanical Scotia exhibition in 2025.